Monthly Archives: February 2018

Demand for Europe’s tech talent drive growth for UK companies

Booming demand for digital talent saw multinational companies increasingly look to mainland Europe for people and process support over the past year. UK companies providing talent and technology services have been able to benefit from this demand. UK professional services firm Gibbs Hybrid achieved a 23 per cent year-on-year increase in revenue, reaching a total
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Inhouse legal services: Why SMEs should consider them

SMEs are currently losing an estimated £13.6 billion a year, by failing to tackle legal issues. The average UK SME is likely to encounter more than eight legal issues a year. Despite this, these types of businesses are often far less likely to protect their business by regularly using a lawyer, than they are to
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Top business tips for budding young entrepreneurs

A recent poll commissioned by digital lifestyle brand, iCoolKid, reveals that ‘Generation Z’, (those currently aged 8 to 18, born approximately between 1995 – 2010), are more entrepreneurial and business savvy than previous generations. Generation Z make up 27 per cent of current global population, and the poll highlighted that 50 per cent of this
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Small business legal advice: Changes to be aware of in 2018

With Brexit dominating the news agenda for businesses across the UK, it’s perhaps easy to become bogged down in news of divorce deals, tariffs and trading uncertainty. But for small and medium-sized businesses, 2018 is going to be a busy year, not least because a number of legal changes are due to come into force
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doTERRA Announces Co-Impact Sourcing Initiatives In Kenya

doTERRA, the world’s leading global essential oils company, today announced its social impact and community building initiatives in Kenya.
Since launching operations in rural Kenya two years ago with its partner, Fairoils, doTERRA’s Co-Impact Sourcing®initiative has partnered with smallholder farmers in southern Kenya to create hundreds of jobs and is expected to create over 5,000 rural farming jobs by 2020. The doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation® has also provided funding and resources to complete nine community projects that have benefitted the health and well-being of thousands of Kenyans – with more in the pipeline.
“As doTERRA’s demand for essential oils continues to grow, so does our global supply chain, which now extends to more than 40 countries,”
said Corey Lindley, doTERRA’s Founding Executive, President, and CFO.
“We’re very pleased to improve the quality of life in this area and bring ethically responsible employment in essential oil production to low-income Kenyan communities. From rehabilitating dilapidated schools for Kenyan children to training farmers to increase their capacity and earning potential, our initiatives have already made a significant social impact in two short years. We look forward to expanding these initiatives to create positive impact on an even larger scale in the coming years.”
Co-Impact Sourcing
Through its strategic

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10,000 Attend WorldVentures Training Event In Orlando

WorldVentures, the leading direct seller of global travel and leisure club memberships, drew exceptional attendance at Momentum, a national training event in Orlando, Florida, from January 26 to 28, 2018.
WorldVentures is a Triple A classified opportunity by Business For Home, the Top Rank.
Momentum brings WorldVentures Independent Representatives together from countries around the world to build leadership skills and boost team collaboration while celebrating strength and diversity.
“Momentum was extremely impactful to our Reps and the Orlando community,”
said WorldVentures Founder and Chief Visionary Officer Wayne Nugent.
“But it’s not just in Orlando, we try to leave each city we visit in better condition than when we arrived. We lift communities wherever we go.”
Highlights of the event include:

New DreamTrips™ Rewards benefits were announced for Gold Members.
WorldVentures Foundation™ celebrated the community’s Heart to Serve, having served thousands of children worldwide in 2017
NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal DJed live on stage during the event.

In addition to providing incomparable training for Reps, WorldVentures events positively impact local economies through increased hotel, dining and activity spending.
According to budgetyourtrip.com, Momentum’s 10,000-plus attendees stayed an average of three nights and spent an average of US$238 per person, per day, making an overall financial contribution of around US$2.38 million to the

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Overwhelming workloads tip the scales on work-life balance

Almost half of UK workers (47 per cent) spend the majority of their time feeling overwhelmed by their workloads, while 85 per cent say that work is causing them stress, according to research from employee experience company Qualtrics. The Qualtrics Employee Pulse – a quarterly survey of more than 4,000 employees – highlights the impact
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